Sublime

If public transportation feels like a hassle that could affect your performance, think again. Consider the choices of some of the top ultra-athletes. Kilian Jornet, winner of many of the most prestigious ultra races in the world, has committed to reducing his air travel by choosing to utilize public transportation to go to events (as well as explor

Given my own puny training regimen, I don’t really know what to say about such an inexplicable, almost intoxicating need to keep pushing oneself. But I think I know what the Greeks would call it: hybris. In ancient Greek hybris was an idea with serious moral implications. It might be translated as “excessiveness,” an arrogant attitude toward nature

ALLÁ POR 1998, el doctor Barry Bates, cabeza del Laboratorio de Medicina Deportiva y Biomecánica de la Universidad de Oregón, reunió información que sugería que las zapatillas viejas eran más seguras que las nuevas. En el Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, el doctor Bates y sus colegas informaron que conforme las zapatillas se de

“Running isn’t a sport for pretty boys… It’s about the sweat in your hair and the blisters on your feet. It’s the frozen spit on your chin and the nausea in your gut. It’s about throbbing calves and cramps at midnight that are strong enough to wake the dead. It’s about getting out the door and running when the rest of the world is only dreaming abo

Anyone who runs enough to, say, pick up a book about how to sustain more running likely attaches part of their identity to running. That’s not a bad thing! It is okay to love the part of ourselves that is committed to running and be fascinated by the way our body moves through space. Acknowledging that identity helps us commit to the work that runn

Of course, the time to start aerobic training for all athletes is long before competition begins—soon after the conclusion of the previous season is ideal. Measuring progress during this period with a heart-rate monitor is important not only for the athlete, but for the coach, trainer, health-care professional, and others involved in the overall co

SEGÚN LOS ESTUDIOS dirigidos por el doctor Bernard Marti, especialista en medicina preventiva en la Universidad de Berna en Suiza, los corredores que usan las mejores zapatillas del mercado tienen un 123 por ciento más de probabilidades de lesionarse que los corredores que usan zapatillas baratas.